Meditation Freedom Podcast | Live with Mindfulness | Reduce Stress | Increase Wisdom Compassion: Recent Episodes
Sicco Rood interviews meditation teachers of various wisdom traditions
MF 48 - Mindful communications with Gregory Cheffron Gregory Heffron MFA owns and manages Green Zone Conversations Retreats. He is the only certified teacher of Mindful Communication authorized by author and Buddhist teacher Susan Chapman MA. He has ...
MF 47 - Contemplating torture in solitary confinement with Johnny Perez Johnny Perez is a non-attorney advocate at the Urban Justice Center Mental Health Project (MHP), a civil legal services firm that provides legal and social work services to people...
MF 46 - Reconnecting with Nature through Eco-Therapy with Laurel Vogel Laurel Vogel, M.A. received her degree in contemplative ecopsychology (A Psychology of Writing) in 2006, and is an ecotherapist, writer, Zen practitioner, and Nature Immersion grou...
MF 45 - Stepping Out of The Busy-ness of Daily Life Into The Sanctuary of Our Heart with Bruce Davis Bruce is the author of The Heart of Healing, Monastery without Walls ~ Daily Life in the Silence, My Little Flowers, Simple Peace ~ The Inner Life of...
MF 44 - The Role of Mindfulness, Gratitude, & Peace Practice in Islam with Rose Hamid Rose Hamid is a Muslim American of Palestinian and Latin descent. She was born in Buffalo NY, grew up in Cleveland OH, and has been living in Charlotte since 19...
MF 44 - The Role of Mindfulness, Gratitude, & Peace Practice in Islam with Rose Hamid Rose Hamid is a Muslim American of Palestinian and Latin descent. She was born in Buffalo NY, grew up in Cleveland OH, and has been living in Charlotte since 19...
MF 43 - OMG I can Meditate! Guided Meditations to Help Develop a Regular Meditation Habit with Lynne Goldberg Lynne was stressed-out, sleep-deprived, type-A businesswoman, and ended up a renowned meditation coach. As she talks about in the interview, ...
MF 42 - A Life Time Commitment to Zen Meditation Practice after 12 Steps with Sandy Haskin Sandy Haskin practices Zen meditation with the Three Treasures Sangha of the Northwest. She currently lives and works in Spokane, Washington. She works as a Nur...
MF 41 - Best Wishes for 2016 and Timeless Moments This is a mini episode, just chatting about the past year and what the next year might look like. Hoping to give you as much value as possible, and get more illuminating interviews lined up.
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MF 40 - Sound Healing Meditation & Resonance with Mark and Denise (This is a summary transcript, listen to the episode for the full conversation) Interview was at the home of Mark and Denise, so it started casual. You will be hearing the wind chi...
MF 39 - Bringing Stillness and Peace to Interactions between the Police and Communities with Cheri Maples Cheri Maples is a dharma teacher, keynote speaker, and organizational consultant and trainer. In 2008 she was ordained a dharma teacher by Zen Ma...
MF 38 - Nourishing a Meditation Practice in Isolated Situations with Wild Mind Teacher and Founder Bodhipaksa Biography: Bodhipaksa is an accomplished teacher, published author, and founder of the popular Wildmind web site. He recently (Oct 2012) gave...
MF 37 - Seeing through the Illusion of Separation with Lama Surya Das Lama Surya Das is one of the foremost Western Buddhist meditation teachers and scholars, one of the main interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, and a leading spokesperson for...
MF 36 - The Value of Meditation Retreats and Community
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MF 35 - Why Authenticity and Getting Real Matters - with Mark Shapiro of the One & Only Podcast A former marketing director at Showtime Networks Inc., Mark left his six-figure corporate job and is on a mission to bring more authenticity to the wor...
The Challenge of a Daily Meditation Practice/Discipline
Like a beautiful flower full of color but without fragrance, even so, fruitless are the fair words of one who does not practice them. Dhammapada
With sustained effort and sincerity disci...
MF 33 - Reducing Destructive Behaviors Like Bullying by Using Mindfulness in Schools with Laura Bekosh About Laura Bekosh Laura obtained a Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology from Sofia University and has spent more than five years researching the acad...
Alan Brown is a Dean at Grace Church School in New York City, where he also leads the 9th-12th grade mindfulness program as well as the parent mindfulness program. Alan has taught in both public and private settings as a humanities instructor, and has...
Jason Garner spent the first 37 years of his life, "running through life holding his breath". Raised by a single mom, moving from house to house, working really hard in school and later in business, he believed, "that to be loved I had to be the best. ...
Ep 30 - Liberation from Mental Suffering with Buddhist Female Monk Ven Pannavati This is a summary of the podcast interview, not a full word-for-word transcript. Ven. Dr. Pannavati, a former Christian pastor, is co-founder and co-Abbot of Embracing-S...
Episode 29 - Thoughts and Tips for Cultivating Gratitude. Kristina and myself talk about how we both practice gratitude through the week. For example Kristina looks at the dogs and feels gratitude, and learns from them, from their joyous being, their ...
In this episode I talk a little about Silent Illumination and play a segment of Rolling Thunder in the lower Sonoran desert.
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Interview with Amanda Gilbert - Meditation and Mindfulness Research Amanda Gilbert is the Executive Director for the Sugar Stress Environment and Weight Center and a Clinical Research Coordinator for the Aging Metabolism and Emotions Center at the Univ...
In this post I would like to share some practical ideas for how you can easily bring meditation into your daily work life. This might be especially helpful if your current workplace does not have a dedicated meditation room, or higher level endorsement...
MF 25 - Charlie Ambler from The Daily Zen Talks about his Meditation Journey What brought you to a meditation practice? Charlie describes himself as a rather impulsive and anxious person. His grandmother (a music historian) interviewed John Cage, the...
Ep 24 - Guided Meditation with Kristina Rood and Ocean Wave Sounds
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Guided Meditation for Present Moment to Moment Attention and Awareness with Sicco Rood This deviates from the usual interview episode. However, as Kristina and I were moving to another state, and another house, I thought this would be a bit easier to ...
Episode 22 - Solo episode about why I value meditation and mindfulness
Good morning, we just had a 4.1 earthquake out here in the desert. and I was meditating. A reminder that we are not on solid ground, the ground can be pulled literally undernea...
Zen Buddhist Meditation Student John Martin John practices in the Zen tradtion of Robert Aitken (Diamond Sangha) Was attracted to fundamentalist Christianity as a teen for a few years. It did not work for John. He abandoned all religion in his 20's ...
Interview with Ed Earl - Mindfulness and Sustainable Design Ed Earl is the principal of Priority 1 Projects, a construction project management firm. Ed has 25 years of construction experience and an MBA from Stanford university. He is pioneering a ...
This is a summary (not a full transcript) of the interview How did you get started with meditation practice? Melli looks back and reflects on the pivotal moments in her childhood for forming the beginnings of her interest in meditation. As children w...
Jeena Cho of the Resilient Lawyer Jeena Cho is co-founder of JC Law Group PC, a bankruptcy law firm in San Francisco, CA. She is also the author of the upcoming American Bar Association book, The Anxious Lawyer: An 8-Week Guide to a Happier, Saner Law...
Tania de Jong Tania de Jong AM is a leading Australian soprano, inspirational speaker, social entrepreneur, spiritual journeywoman and creative innovation catalyst. She founded Creative Universe, Creativity Australia, Music Theatre Australia, Pot-Pour...
Tom Richter Yoga Instructor and Meditator Tom is a dedicated long-time Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama and Meditation practitioner. He is a passionate Yoga teacher, inspiring Yoga business & life coach, and whole-food & healthy-living enthusiast, bas...
[powerpress] Michel Dion is a CPA and PMP who spent his life in the business world. He has developed a website on project management, called Project-Aria. The name of the website is a mix between his interest for music and project management. He ...
Interview with Kenley Neufeld of the Deer Park Buddhist Mindfulness Community. Kenley was ordained in 2005 by Thich Nhat Hanh as a lay-practitioner in the Order of Interbeing with the dharma name, True Recollection of Joy. Kenley received the Lamp of W...
Interview with Lisa Hamilton of the "Conscious Runner". "Running is my form of meditation, my meditation practice." Lisa Hamilton What brought you to a meditation practice? Trying to eliminate chaos in her life, and also in her mind, and connect to...
Interview with Javier Perez-Karam Javier Perez-Karam grew up in Venezuela, and relocated to New York in 2002 to pursue a film-making career. In the process he discovered Meditation and Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy, and as he started incorporating the p...
Interview with "The One You Feed" Podcast host Eric Zimmer Eric Zimmer is host and founder of the, "One You Feed" podcast, ". He has also worked with start-ups, doing Management and Software Development, is CEO, Tipping Point Renewable Energy, and all...
Interview with Dori Langevin, practitioner and teacher of Vipassana Buddhism. Dori works with groups and individuals using experiential mind-body-spirit approaches for healing and creating ceremonies for life passages including mindfulness, loving-kind...
Interview with Carol Grever, author of Glimpses: A Memoir in Poetry, My Husband Is Gay: A Woman's Guide to Surviving the Crisis, When Your Spouse Comes Out: A Straight Mate's Recovery Manual, Memory Quilt: A Family Narrative. Carol is a straight spouse...
Interview with John Hancock, a practitioner of the Labyrinth, and advocate of building compassion into organizations, communities, and systems. This is a summary (not a full transcript) of the interview How did you get into a spiritual practice? Hi...
Interview with Sister Florence, a practicing Franciscan for 40+ years. She founded Kairos Contemplative and Meditation Retreat Center This is a summary (not a full transcript) of the interview How did Sister Florence get started with a spiritual pra...
Russell Kolts Compassion Focused Therapy Meditation Interview This is a summary (not a full transcript) of the interview with author and professor Russell Kolts Russell talks about how he got started with a meditation mindfulness practice after his s...
This is a summary of the interview with Vipassana teacher and practitioner Mary Webster Mary Webster talks about growing up as an introspective and day dreaming child. Later in life she picked a career in mental health nursing. She noticed her mind wa...
Hal Rowe is currently a student of Zen Buddhism. He serves environmental causes, loves the outdoors, poetry, and describes his path into a Zen practice through reading Alan Watts as a late teen. He was influenced by Daoism and its appreciation of natu...
Thank you for tuning in and checking out this podcast! Today's interview is with Gail Storey Gail Storey has meditated since the seventies, and has also authored 3 books, The Lord's Motel, was praised by the New York Times Book Review as “a ta...
MF 002 Eala Ruby Heart Interview Thank you for tuning in and checking out this podcast! Today's interview is with Eala Ruby Heart Eala has immersed herself in the healing arts since 1987, taking it up professionally in 1991 and has been a student an...
Introduction
Before I get out of the way, and dive right into the first interview on the next episode, I want this first short 000 episode to just briefly explain the format of this podcast, and a little bit why I started this podcast with the t...